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Anchored in history Makassar's Paotere Harbor is a center of Sulawesi's boatbuilding tradition, with distinctive pinisi schooners lining the docksJohn and Lisa Merrill / Danita Delimont / Newscom In ...

Once home to one of the greatest kingdoms of the South Sulawesi region, today Makassar is reviving its strength by becoming the smartest city in Indonesia. At least that’s what its mayor, Mohammad ...

Located on the coast of Sulawesi Island’s largest city, Makassar, Tallo ward endures high water stress and contamination of local sources with heavy metals and other pollutants. Water stress is a well ...

Armed police officers stand guard at the gate of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral which was attacked by suicide bomb on March 28, ahead of Mass on Good Friday, April 2, 2021, in Makassar, South ...

In the middle of the 16th century, several kings and noblemen in South Celebes (Sulawesi) asked a Portuguese merchant to baptize them, but Christianity did not take root in South Sulawesi because of ...